McJules 396 Posted November 18, 2013 Hi Gents! i received my new armida diver today and thought it was worth a small review since it's a nice piece! first of all, this watch is not made from bronze but brass. some people hate, some love. it's the same material as the magrette regattare and the maranez layan. the watch is rated at 300m but i'm not a diver so it will only see some pools and a bit of ocean once in a while. powered by a Seiko NH35A automatic movement, i have no doubt it will be a reliable piece! case size is 42mm but take a look at the pics for size comparison with a pam 243. the crystal is saphirre, 2.5mm thick. for 349$ a pop, including fedex shipping, it was a real bargain! ordered the watch friday and received today! talk about fast shipping as you can see, nothing's very different at first sight compared to our td's. styrofoam box to protect the package. once i opened it up, the ''box'' was a waterproof plastic tube that can be usefull for many things later on. inside the tube was a foam insert with the watch and fun bits the watch comes with 2 straps, wich in my case are 2 olive color ones. a nato and a rubber strap. included as well are 2 bezels, one solid brass and one with ceramic insert that matches your dial color choice. in my case, i chose the green with vintage orange lume, no date. the watch seems to be very well made and solid. the bezel is tight and easy to grip. since the watch is made from brass, some may be worried to have their wrist stained in green. no worries, the case back is made from stainless steel as you can see, even if it's a 42mm, it wears big. almost same size as my pam 243! you can see here, where i placed the A8 on top of the 243. you can barely see the pam under some wrist shots with the solid brass bezel, wich will be my usual choice wrist size is around 7.5'' see ya later! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mellons 908 Posted November 18, 2013 Great looking sub Solid bezel is the way to go I am assuming lume is stellar also? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bash64 17 Posted November 20, 2013 I was looking at these just last night - Nice Pickup!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kleen™ 45 Posted November 20, 2013 I dig the vintage lume and the sword hands: Bought my OVM for those exact reasons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simey83 2,060 Posted November 21, 2013 Fuck! That's nice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k3rm87 181 Posted November 21, 2013 Liking these more and more as I see them. How is the bezel changed? easy to do? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McJules 396 Posted November 21, 2013 very easy to do! i have the rwg tool kit and the bergeon knife to open some snapped caseback does a wonderful job! a matter of second to change! i forgot as well to post the result of the patina! i posted in general... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheTinMan 13 Posted November 21, 2013 The patina looks great. Congratulations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KarmaToBurn 1,419 Posted November 22, 2013 Great work on the patina! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KarmaToBurn 1,419 Posted November 24, 2013 For those who are interested, the A8 green no date that McJules has is now sold out Also, Armida has a new A7 cushion shaped brass diver coming out in 6 days! http://www.armidawatches.com/a7-brass.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andepad 0 Posted December 2, 2013 (edited) .. A7.. just in Overall, well built; Ceramic bezel insert... Brass bezel, NATO + extra spring bars also included. Generous amount of lume material applied - yeah it glows! Here's some picts... Edited December 2, 2013 by andepad Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
